Bensonian Institute for Art Research

02/11/2021

I have this fantasy where the artists go on strike. I dream that one by one, in their own quiet ways, the artists, the writers, the musicians, the comedians, the graphic designers, the marketing gu…

01/15/2021

Solidarity Against Censorship

01/05/2021

Yesterday I trudged through an article in white font on space backdrop. It's possible I've never read this font previously, or the inversion was messing with me. I could not focus on the topic because reading it was a mouthful of RingO Noodle Soup. I paused often to give in, but RingO Noodle Soup was fun to eat and I've not had that experience in the past 33yrs or more. Turned out easy to digest anyhow, as the material was the same crap I've come across in many other sources.

11/10/2020

Thank you for helping us make it this far with the Social Justice Billboard Project. The next three billboards are up, and we are pleased to support and display the work of Naima Green, Ivan B. Watkins, and Jessica Wimbley. Their SJBP art and bios are below.

11/09/2020

https://www.accelevents.com/e/SAWFallAuction?mc_cid=45a3c253fd&mc_eid=ccd55bcf37

Dear Friends,Due to the success of the summer auction, and request from our supporters for additional similar opportunities, SAW is holding a second auction in 2020.As you know, SAW, like many other non-profits, is going through a difficult time due to Covid-19. We have had to cancel our 2020 season...

11/07/2020

https://www.accelevents.com/e/BUILT

Each year Historic Albany Foundation welcomes artists from all over to join in celebrating our region's unique architecture at a silent auction and art show. We invite our guests to bid on up to 200 pieces of architecturally-themed art - from paintings to photographs, sculpture to jewelry.

10/31/2020

07/13/2020

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(instrument)

The Hang (German pronunciation: [haŋ];[1] plural form: Hanghang)[2] is a musical instrument in the idiophone class created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer in Bern, Switzerland. The name of their company is PANArt Hangbau AG.[3] The Hang is sometimes referred to as a hang drum, but the inventors...

04/10/2020

Prolific illustrator pioneered the humor mag’s signature film and television satires

04/08/2020

Flatroof frog is back, chirping his lungs out.

04/01/2020

Testing cast iron radiators for reuse or reconditioning. The web cannot reach a consensus of how/what's best.
But I learned a lot of ideas, including facts indirectly relative to the worlds current dilemma.

04/01/2020

His artwork, including his massive Forevertron, is a Wisconsin roadside attraction staple although his life was complicated.

03/20/2020

03/18/2020

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/math-an-illustrated-guide?utm_campaign=falcon&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=tny&mbid=social_facebook&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2PA6bvF7L6odp3towNQifeiRvz9zSA30WIaWaOusM0OMx7DxkRjt8FOLc

“Nausea + Groin = Sex” and other essential equations for life.

03/17/2020

03/16/2020

Custom size work bench.
100% reclaimed material other than the top.

03/16/2020

Budget tool in a name brand case.